No way of going back to home, Santiago decides to work there. Soon he finds a job at a crystal shop. Santiago works to save money for his return journey. Soon the merchant and Santiago share a special bond. They have something in common. Both have a dream, the only difference is the merchant is living with the dream and Santiago is trying to realize it. After working for an year at the crystal shop, Santiago saves enough money to cross the dessert.
At the Caravan he meets an interesting Englishman. The Englishman is in search of a 200 year old Alchemist, who resides in the oasis in dessert. The Englishman teaches Santiago basics of Alchemy that he is studying.
After days of travel the Caravan reaches an Oasis in the dessert. During his stay at oasis, Santiago falls in love with a young woman of dessert, Fatima. Having discovered the true love, Santiago believes he has found the true treasure he was looking for. But his greatest test is yet to come. One evening in an unexpected encounter he meets the Alchemist.
Santiago realizes that his true treasure is not yet discovered. The Alchemist agrees to help Santiago cross the dessert to find the hidden treasure. With Alchemist, Santiago embarks on the last leg of the journey to great Pyramids. On this journey the Alchemist teaches Santiago the Language of the Universe. The language that connects every sole with another. They survive through the though times. Santiago completes the last leg of his journey - dangerous and filled with discoveries that help Santiago understand himself and connect with his heart.
The story is simple yet exotic and timeless. Santiago represents everyone who is trying to find out one's true treasure in life. The journey of Santiago to realize his dreams represents the path one has to follow and the difficulties one has to overcome in order to realize one's true dream. Santiago shows how along this way one should learn to listen to one's heart, read the omens and to understand that if we look to realize a dream, the entire Universe conspires to full fill it, if we let it.
The Alchemist is not just a book to read but an amazing experience to live with.
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